Q: Is 422,850 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 422,850 is not a prime number.

Why is 422,850 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 422850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 50 75 150 2,819 5,638 8,457 14,095 16,914 28,190 42,285 70,475 84,570 140,950 211,425 and 422,850, with no remainder.

Since 422,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 422,850, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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